Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 446 [Corresponding Sec. 491 of BNSS, 2023]–Trial Court forfeited the bail bonds and issued the arrest warrant–Prayer of petitioner that he could not file the written application for exemption and his oral request was declined–Trial Court committed serious procedural fallacy to proceed against the sureties u/s. 446–Impugned order deserves to be set aside–Original bail bond of the petitioner and bonds of his sureties restored.
